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With more than 40 golf courses — many that comfortably fall into the “stunning” category — the Kootenay Rockies region is one of the premier mountain golf destinations. From riverside beauties such as Revelstoke and Golden to high-on-the-mountain tracks like Trickle Creek and Greywolf, the region is peppered with some of the prettiest courses on […]

Half the fun of getting somewhere is what you find along the way. The Trans-Canada Highway passes through some of the most beautiful scenery in North America between the B.C. border and Vancouver, and sometimes you just want to pull over to the side of the road and take it all in. Less than 30 […]

As a pilot project to improve survival rates for mountain caribou enters its second year, officials say all 10 cows — but only two of the nine calves — survived the winter in the Columbia Mountains near Revelstoke. The Revelstoke Caribou Rearing in the Wild maternity penning project is trying to reduce the high mortality rate seen in young […]

Many snowmobilers from Alberta will soon begin the annual trek to southeastern B.C. to experience the legendary powder in the region, where police have stepped up efforts to ensure visitors return home with their sleds. RCMP detachments in Revelstoke and Sicamous are increasing patrols in areas frequented by snowmobilers and are using “bait sleds” equipped with GPS to deter would-be thieves, or more easily track anyone who steals one.

When Ken McNeill thinks about outings to Mara Lake, what comes to mind first are fond memories with family. The stretch of water, known as the warmest in the Shuswap, is just two kilometres south of Sicamous, B.C.

These days, everyone and their dog is spending their summer participating in race events (literally; Fido can join you at Dog Walk Run in Edmonton on June 7). Obstacle courses are now commonplace in most major cities, but you can also choose to run pursued by zombies, in your underwear and even while being sprayed by colour bombs. How’s a runner to choose which races to participate in? Here are some of my favourites for the summer, all within a half day’s drive. They are listed them in chronological order, not in order of how hard you’ll need to train to avoid coming in dead last.

A landslide near the east boundary of Glacier National Park has disrupted traffic on the Trans-Canada Highway between Revelstoke and Golden. The major highway was reduced to a single alternating lane Friday as spring snowmelt, mud, rock and debris flowed down the mountainside and over the road.

Sure, you could decide to spend spring break doing your annual domestic deep-clean. But explain that to your kids, who just heard their friends are heading out on exciting spring break escapes in regions across the province. Here are just a few excursions the whole family can enjoy:

This week marks a major milestone in women’s ski jumping as it debuts at the Olympics, but the history of the sport in Canada can be traced back to a ski jump in interior British Columbia more than nine decades ago. In 1922, Isabel Coursier set a record on the historic Nels Nelsen ski jump on Mount Revelstoke — the only place in Canada where world records in ski jumping have been set.

Halfway down IPA — the classic heli-ski run at Mica, not the beer — our guide gave us the terrible news. The shuttle departing Revelstoke to come pick us up had been delayed. We’d have to keep skiing the thigh-deep pow for three more hours. Shucks. What a bummer.

It’s being described as a complex, tricky and spooky situation. Officials with Kananaskis Country, Parks Canada and the Canadian Avalanche Centre took the unusual step this week of issuing a special avalanche warning for the mountains in British Columbia and Alberta.

The Trans-Canada Highway reopened in eastern British Columbia on Friday after an avalanche in Rogers Pass forced an extended closure. The road was shut between Craigellachie and Revelstoke on Thursday evening. It was due to reopen by 11 a.m. Friday, but the time was pushed back and the closed area extended eastward to Golden following the Rogers Pass slide.

Ever hankered for a ski hill haven for holidays, weekends or family retreat? For the past few years this hasn’t been top of many people’s budgets or bucket lists due to the economy. But with prices in nearby resorts still at rock bottom, this could be the very time to nab a modest mountain maison or chic but cheap condo.